AACW
P.O. BOX 441
YELLOW SPRINGS, OHIO 45387

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"boundless harmony" - jazz meets orchestra at the dayton philharmonic

2007 martin luther king, jr. day celebration

The AACW was established to sustain the African American Cultural Week, a week of sharing the African-American culture in celebration of cultural diversity, as a recurrent event and similar events throughout the year. We have incorporated as a nonprofit corporation for this purpose. We work with other organizations to foster understanding of cultural diversity in Yellow Springs, Wilberforce, Springfield, Xenia, Fairborn, and other communities of the Miami Valley.

The original 1991 idea was perpetuated by a similar celebration in 1992 and in 1994. Out of this history, our organization arises. It is the principal activity of the African-American Cross Cultural Works. Our motivations are simply that we want to live in communities which value and celebrate diversity based on the assertion “Everybody Counts.” Each of these assembles scholars, performers and other artists. The scholars come from academic backgrounds and less formal experiences. The performers include those of national note and those who are acclaimed within the communities of the Miami Valley and surrounding area. The style of our work encourages the transmission of skills and the transmission of a culture from one generation to another and among subcultures.

The work of AACW is described as a sharing of the African-American culture in celebration of cultural diversity. Attention to diversity broadens in our activities to address cultural inclusion by age, gender, class, race, and other factors that divide and oppress.